Oktoberfest attack commemoration to be held at Theresienwiese main entrance

A commemoration marking the anniversary of the far-right attack on the Oktoberfest on 26 September 1980 will take place on 26 September at 8am at the main entrance to the Theresienwiese on Bavariaring.

The event will open with a welcome from Magdalena Wesselly of the Munich youth wing of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB). Mayor Mona Fuchs and Benedikt Knoche, of the crisis intervention team of the Workers' Samaritan Federation (Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund) in Munich, will also speak.

The main speaker will be Ramin Assisi, who gave first aid at the time of the attack.

The speeches will be followed by a wreath-laying. A trilingual announcement will then be broadcast across the entire festival grounds to tell Oktoberfest visitors about the commemoration.

The event can be reached only from the east side, via Theresienwiese Underground station or St.-Pauls-Platz. There will be bag and security checks.